Author: Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath [1934-2001]
Title: Indian Puberty Rites
Description: New Delhi, Munshiram Manoharlal, (1980). 2nd Edition. orig.cloth, dustwrapper.. 22x14cm, viii,124 pp.. Minor rubbing. Several small light binding stains. VG. ¶ Contents: The Menstrual Blood: Sacred & Accursed; Menstrual Rites; The Ceremonial Defloration; Other Forms of Puberty Rites; The Taboos & Keeping Off Evil Spirits; Upanayana: Initiation of the Twice-Born; Education & Studenthood; Religious Initiations, The Idea of Rebirth.

Keywords: Indian Ethnology, Hindu Ritual, Puberty, Hinduism, India South Asia, Social Anthropology, Ethnology, Sociology Religion,